New Muslim think-tank aims to challenge extremist ideology. A new Muslim think-tank, which aims to bring together voices who oppose violence and extremism, and who want to explore Islam in a modern European setting, was launched at the British Museum yesterday. Author Ed Husain, who charted his own journey away from what he calls "a dark place" in his controversial book 'The Islamist' is a prime mover in the venture, along with Essex-born Maajid Nawaz. The Quilliam Foundation (named after a 19th century British convert) is being pitched as advancing the counter-argument to extremism. The founders say Islam in its purest universal form, as what Muslims believe is the last global message of God to humankind, sits perfectly well in modern multicultural societies - providing that Muslims find the right way to express their faith. If British Muslims rediscover the purity of the faith, they argue, they can cast off the political and cultural baggage that would see Islam as the enemy of the West.
Quilliam aims to have a high media profile. Video: How to make a lightbox for next to nothing - Moonfruit Blog. How-To-Paint-On-Glass.pdf. DIY Mother's Day Corsage: Felt Dahlia Flower Brooch - Holidash News. How to make a lazy susan - Better Homes and Gardens - Yahoo!7. This lazy susan is easy to make and will provide you with a cheap storage solution. Simply use the lazy Susan concept that Chinese restaurants have been using for years. You’ll need three sheets of plywood, plus three inexpensive turntable swivels that rely on gravity to stay in place, with an all-up cost of $200-$250.
It’s a shoe in! &nbps; Gather your supplies Discs (9) 700mm dia x 12mm plywoodStandard dividers (24) 250 x 150 x 12mm plywoodTall dividers (5, optional) 250 x 500 x 12mm plywoodBase length A (2) 460 x 50 x 12mm plywoodBase length B (3) 436 x 50 x 12mm plywood Notes: The 150mm divider height suits most shoes, but if you want to stand high-heeled shoes upright, 200mm may be better. Here's How Step 1: Cut plywood for discs into 700mm squares. You’ll also need. Fabric Flower Headband DIY. If I had to choose one thing to make over and over and over again, it would have to be fabric flowers. Of course it would be a tough choice between glitterizing every purse I have... I still think I would always choose fabric flowers. (And I have no idea why there would be some evil crafter out there that would give me such an ultimatum, but just go with me.) :) From flowers made of zippers, fabric flowers on skirts, fabric flowers on shirts, it's safe to say I like flowers.
For this project you need: ♥ Fabric strips♥ Hot Glue Gun♥ Headband♥ Some sort of fabric that won't fray. This tutorial is a bit easier to understand through video. PS- I need some better muzak forealz. And then you get this! You can also make these flowers into belt embellishments, corsages, hair clips, anything really. To all of my flower-loving kindred spirits out there, I've pinned about a bazillion flowers in my DIY Fashion board on Pinterest. Autumn Magic! Fall Leaves, Mod Podge, and Food Coloring. Not a leaf! The "leaves" on this vase are 100% Mod Podge "film" tinted with a few drops of food coloring. Same for this garland! Tinted Mod Podge film "leaves" glued to a piece of raffia! Beautiful when the light makes them glow. You have seen the candles on the left before. The candle on the right - the leaves themselves are actually Mod Podge film tinted with food coloring.
A little close-up. I am having so much fun playing with Mod Podge tinted with food coloring in this new way. Remember the very cool leaves I shared last fall. the pigments had migrated into some fascinating and unusual designs. They remained in the press all winter and summer, and I just pulled them out a week or so ago to "preserve" them with Mod Podge so they could be enjoyed during the coming fall season. After coating with Mod Podge, all my beautiful leaves are back to their brilliant selves and no longer brittle and fragile.
I attempted to remove the ugly glob, thinking I could rescue the leaf with more Mod Podge! A Little Fall Leaf and Mason Jar Re-use Project. Ok! This may look a bit familiar. While I sat brushing Mod Podge on dozens of leaves to use on my Fall wreath, I decided to light a little jar candle covered with fall leaves that I made last year to keep me company. I enjoyed the warm glow of the candlelight dancing through the leaves so much that I just had to make a bigger one! But this time I made it with the intention that it could be used the rest of the year for crafty storage! Or for storing dried peppers or dried mushrooms! I used a large, one quart jar with a two piece canning lid. This has worked so well, I am planning to make a full set of four - one for each season to use to store tea bags, Splenda packets etc. on my kitchen shelf - keeping them in rotation as candles as the seasons go by.
And since it is so easy to do, I am making some with my two little gingerbread house buddies for their Thanksgiving table! How to make a Fall Leaf Candle! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. I hope you enjoy the warm glow of your fall candles as much as I am! Diy wednesdays: knot trivet. Last month i bought lauren a set of “the family creative workshop” books for her birthday. we’ve been having a blast learning all sorts of new things as we make our way through the incredible variety of projects collected in the volumes. one section we were particularly excited to explore was all about knots, which we’ve long admired both for their usefulness and their beauty. this project is based on a “carrick bend” and is great for creating trivets and placemats, but you could just as easily hang it on your wall to be admired for its decorative charm. have fun! Derek & lauren CLICK HERE for the full project after the jump!
Here’s what you’ll need: -14 feet of 1/2” rope for an approximately 8” trivet (we recommend you play around with different lengths and thicknesses of rope until you find a size and style you like. the cotton rope is great for this project, but we couldn’t resist the nylon rope with its amazing patterns and colors.) 2. form a loop with the right (longer) piece as shown.